Word Origin & History

1580s, "act of referring," from refer + -ance, or else from French référence, from Medieval Latin *referentia, from Latin referentem (nominative referens), present participle of referre (see refer). Meaning "direction to a book or passage" is recorded from 1610s. Meaning "testimonial" is from 1895. Reference book dates from 1808. Phrase in reference to is attested from 1590s.

Example Sentences for referenced

The footnote itself has been placed after the paragraph where it is referenced.

Footnotes have been moved to the end of the paragraphs in which they are referenced.

Footnotes have been moved to the end of the chapters in which they are referenced.

This pattern should be referenced both as a loop and as a tented arch.

Index was minimally checked for accuracy of page references and consistency with spellings in referenced pages.

Referenced content not present in this electronic text can be found in Volume II.

The transcriber has checked the referenced text, and inserted a marker in what appears to be the correct place.

When accent marks or spelling of some Index entries differed from the referenced text, the Index entries were changed.

The transcribers attempted to remedy these, usually with dashes, by examining the referenced text.

For clarity, some footnotes have been placed under the chapter headings where they are referenced.